TIGER WOODS

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — While speculation escalates over when Tiger Woods will return from exile to competition, the execution of his comeback continues to attract widespread comment from communication experts and his fellow players.

The American world number one has been in hiding since admitting on his website in December he had cheated on his Swedish wife Elin and he has been roundly advised to answer his critics in public before reappearing on the golf circuit.

“If Tiger wants to minimize the scrutiny he'll get on tour, he has to proactively manage the situation by doing an interview before his first event back,'' communications specialist Michael Gordon told Reuters on Thursday. Oprah (Winfrey) and ESPN would be two great forums for him.”